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mesonephric
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mesonephric /meso·neph·ric/ (mez″o-nef´rik) pertaining to the mesonephros.
mesonephra, mesonephric.
mesonephric
emanating from or pertaining to the mesonephros.

mesonephric duct
embryonal structure that develops into the vas deferens and epididymis in males and remains vestigial in females. Called also wolffian duct. It is subject to a variety of manifestations of segmental aplasia and hypoplasia, especially in bulls. In mares remnants of the ducts may become cystic and produce paraovarian cyst.
mesonephric tube
excretory tube of the mesonephros; becomes the mesonephric duct and contributes in the adult to the vasa efferentia of the male.
mesonephric tubules
embryonic tubules which connect at one end with a blood vessel, at the other with the mesonephric duct.


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